It doesn't help that a seemingly universal Australian fantasy is that one might, at a moment's notice, be required to tow a small house from Perth to Cairns, via Alice Springs, without a stop. I guess we need something to sustain us as we grind up and down the same 20km of freeway every day.

Australia Post operates Australia's largest electric vehicle fleet Tho' smaller than most imagine when they hear EV 5,600 EVs to end 2025 - Includes KYBURZ trikes, electric bikes, Fuso eCanter trucks, Mercedes-Benz eVito vans, & DUTY electric motorbikes thedriven.io/2025/10/14/a... @thedriven.io

Meanwhile, across the ditch New Zealand total vehicle registrations sliding, a feature of the reign of current govt since 2022 Hybrids dominate, fuelled by MAGA-lite, anti-climate govt RUC policies lobbied by Toyota/ Japanese car makers (7 / top 10) BEV 4.8% PHEV 4.3% Hybrid 37.2% Petrol 35.3%

I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy” come on

2026 EVs headed to Oz have price parity or cheaper than fossil equivalents. Australia needs to do the math. And if Bolivia can scrap fossil fuel subsidies - why can't we? #ausecon youtu.be/n-dPrepNRbM?...

Copper thieves cut and steal cables affecting phone and internet services in Townsville suburbs - as a cyclone approaches and residents told to take shelter This is more than just theft - domestic terrorism putting communications and potentially thousands at risk www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Vehicle electrification in Australia clearly lags the world, with 16% share BEV+PHEV in Aus Dec 2025 sales vs global ~25% EV share (including PHEVs) Australia remains captured by the polluters lobby representing the major fossil-fuelled car companies www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...

11. Dennis Goris

We don't need to trial the wheel Nor a bus (or train) The song you sing when testing an electric bus (or train): 🎵🎶The wheels on the bus go round and round🎶🎵 Once you've finished singing the song, trial over! Next, just send a purchase order (and ensure it specifies the electric one) #urbanism+

We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees theconversation.com/we-discovere...

From my 2009 submission to Australian Senate: "Australia is the Middle East of renewable energy and Western Australia is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy. We are an energy superpower based on our renewable energy resources" aph.gov.au/~/media/wopa... #auspol

Renewables in Australia Aug-09: wind 2.5% renewables 10% Aug-13: wind 5% solar 2% RE 15% Sep-17: wind 10% solar 4% RE 20% Sep-21: wind 12.5% solar 15% RE 35% Nov-24: wind 13% solar 25% RE 45% Dec-25: wind 15% solar 30% RE 50% battery 2% www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...

Hey!! Here's a new piece for @thepointau.bsky.social - the first of what will be many little updates on the current state of carbon capture and storage. Both failure-prone and eternally immune to the consequences of failure: there is absolutely nothing like it -->> thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

WATCH: “Renee Good was not a domestic terrorist. No one acting in good faith actually believes that, no matter what some of our Trump officials say at press conferences,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

US "This is our hemisphere and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened."  China "Carving out a sphere of influence or creating geopolitical confrontation will not make a country safer, still less bring peace to the world. It’s common and cooperative security that sustains."

There's been no public update on circumstances beyond reports in the first week of this 15yo's death (the boy ID'd as Lucas Reid, from Devonport, who previously survived the 2021 Hillcrest PS jumping castle tragedy) If incident reporting fails to inform us, it fails to bring road safety fixes

Australia doesn't need allies that place no credence in our values Our basic values IMO: A fair go Mateship Humility Sincerity Honesty tied to: Clear democratic principles Evidence-based government The rule of law Trump's MAGA USA has abandoned all these values @albomp.bsky.social

Or - Australia convene "true believers" Call rule-of-law meeting Canada, EU, ASEAN democracies to reinforce norms, focus on trade arbitration and climate pacts Sans US Proactive stance avoids MAGA noise, brings verifiable multilateral international successes over opinionated doomsaying #auspol

Nations come and go Cities endure Megacities the world’s constant social structures - Christopher Chase-Dunn Cities more important than nations Peeps live there Build your cities as if they might last forever and are worth investing in Invest in peeps #urbanism+ ICYMI qz.com/666153/megac...

Wow

Thousands of residents have been urged to evacuate as fire rips through parts of Victoria. Hot winds and dry lightning are expected to make conditions even more dangerous in the coming 48 hrs. Residents should remain vigilant and act early, say authorities. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

“In addition to the fatal shooting, videos shared on social media appeared to show an altercation between federal immigration agents and Roosevelt HS students Wednesday afternoon. In one video, an agent sprayed chemical irritants on the crowd of students.” www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Ich poste das nur wegen der Ziegen. Naja, Solarenergie ist auch ein guter Grund. Und außerdem ist Solarenergie einfach der Hammer.

Ex-NATO General Michel Yakovleff: “If Trump moves on Greenland, Europeans must be ready to fight the US to defend sovereignty.” "We must be ready to fight the US if they threaten European interests."

Actual piracy From the US ess arr* pony club *'Arr' as in 'oh, arr, me hearties, shiver me timbers' (Or - is Donnie finally stepping up sanctions against Russia and Putin, and in defence of Ukraine?)

I'm never backing down. I'm going to continue holding this Administration accountable because I won't let them intimidate me or any American out of speaking their mind.

Cando penso no que está pasando no mundo xeopoliticamente falando, penso que no fondo, isto é o que está pasando. #powerToThePeople #cleanEmpowerment

attn @volts.wtf

Poisonous plant fatal to humans and animals City of Stirling Perth, Western Australia, warned to look out for a poisonous invasive plant pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) detected in Carine and Mirrabooka Report sightings onlinemypestguide.dpird.wa.gov.au www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/cen...

Oh FFS, the word for 'acquire with military' is 'invade' An act of war against allies Actual war mongering Colonialism? Nay, piracy From the US ess arr* pony club *'Arr' as in 'oh, arr, me hearties, shiver me timbers' NATO needs to be assertive agains mad king Trump

Australian vehicle sales summary Dec 2025 VFACTs + EV Council - 7Jan2027 BEV 10.6% Hybrid (inc PHEV) 25.2% ICE only drive train share 64.1% SUVs 62% share of sales >110 BEV models available in 2025 BEV 8.5% 2025 Aus annual sales Country of origin: China now 2nd as total vehicles supplier

China delivering bowling-ball sized hail storm of change while many argue its just a summer shower, its crushing the delicate ICE flowers China developing defacto global standards that are world leading China is not waiting, China is doing bsky.app/profile/prof...

Congrats @fastned.bsky.social on the 400 stations milestone! "Fastned’s 1st station opened in the Netherlands, in 2013. 100 stations took six years (June '19), the 200th opening May 2022 300 by Jan '24. The company intends to open a network of 1000 fast charging stations across Europe by 2030."

This is what europe really needs

Solar panels: now in goat-resistant flavor

I'm reposting your post Ray, because THAT'S a rip snorter advert to put the cookers back in their box when they waffle shit about solar panels not being able to survive hail stones! 🤣

Saw this, got excited A new electric program for heavy vehicles announced in WA $126M incentive program for commercial fleet WA The place I live Full name: Western Australia Nickname: Wait Awhile #EVs Yeah, nah In Washington State, US ess arh Seems it's time for a BEX and a little lay down

"If we wait to let the atmosphere “perform the CO2 experiment,” we will finally learn how well our models have served in making these predictions of #climate change. But then it will be too late to do much..., if the warmer Earth should prove to be a sadder Earth"- W. Kellogg, 1978 @thebulletin.org

I'm posting this for no other reason than goats Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too And also, solar is the GOAT

According to Venezuelan and Cuban officials, more than 80 people were killed in the attack, including 32 Cuban military and intelligence members. Maduro and his wife were forcibly taken by US forces and flown to New York City en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Un...

I'm anxiously waiting on my 7X and reading all the news / videos on Zeekr. I built this news feed site for myself but thought I'd tidy up and share. I'll add news/videos most days. Mostly just Zeekr news but some general industry stuff #EV #Zeekr7x #zeekr myzeekr7x.com

The world is an institutional failure Morally bankrupt Because when mountains of evidence and decades of victim reports across [insert you relevant government failure here] Those in power consistently fail those they represent across countless issues Why #Epstein #COP30 bsky.app/profile/prof...

Biodiversity is vital for our survival — yet human activity continues to threaten it. Discover how the #VanishingTreasures initiative is helping protect snow leopards, Bengal tigers, and mountain gorillas from #climatechange impacts, while supporting mountain communities. vanishingtreasures.org

Trump words always inconsistent, undermines claim of principled action, but its just opportunistic geopolitics that will further erode US credibility, strain alliances Here's a twist: Colombia backs @fossiltreaty.bsky.social with the Netherlands So, will Netherlands now be added to Trump's list?

Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened: -- a second strike against Venezuela -- Cuba -- Mexico -- Colombia -- Iran -- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)

Global EV (BEV + PHEV) Dec 2025 sales were ~ 2m units Total >20 million in 2025 (preliminary) >14m BEV BYD 4.55m sales, 2.26M BEV + 2.29M PHEV, 8% YoY growth

From the headline alone, I knew it had to be @latingle.bsky.social #auspol .. Agree that the second order aka ripple effects from this one re what's acceptable now globally are likely to be the biggest issue.

"We will be monitoring this delicate situation to make sure there is no unnecessary loss of innocent oil” chaser.com.au/world/ally-l...

Even 7 million years ago, when the earliest putative hominin (Sahelanthropus tchadensis) showed first evidence of hominin bipedalism, CO2 levels lower than today. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... The plants, animals, all biota that live with us now have evolved in this climatic period of lower CO2